The Situation
Priya had been working as a senior software engineer at an IT company in Melbourne on a 482 Temporary Skill Shortage visa. She loved Australia — the lifestyle, the career opportunities, the community she'd built — and she desperately wanted to stay permanently.
For three years she had been trying to figure out the skilled migration pathway on her own. She understood her occupation was on the relevant list, but found the points test confusing, didn't know whether to pursue 189 or 190, and had submitted an Expression of Interest that had been sitting in SkillSelect without an invitation.
Her 482 visa was approaching its expiry. Anxiety was building.
Where She Was Going Wrong
When Priya came to us for an assessment, we quickly identified several issues with her self-managed EOI. She had incorrectly calculated her points score — she hadn't claimed full points for her overseas work experience, and she hadn't factored in additional points available through a skills assessment pathway she was eligible for.
More critically, she had been sitting in the 189 pool with an artificially low score while being strongly competitive for a state-nominated 190 visa in Victoria, which would have given her an additional 5 points and dramatically improved her invitation chances.
We also identified that her skills assessment — completed three years prior — was approaching expiry and would have been invalid by the time an invitation was likely to come through.
What We Did
We started with a complete recalculation of Priya's points score using the correct methodology. With properly credited work experience and a fresh skills assessment through the relevant professional body, her score increased significantly — putting her firmly in competitive invitation territory.
We identified that a Victoria state nomination (190 visa stream) was the fastest and most strategic pathway given her occupation, location, and points score. We guided Priya through the Victoria state nomination application, which has its own documentation requirements and processing timelines.
Once her state nomination was confirmed, we submitted an updated EOI. Priya received her invitation in the very next SkillSelect round — just six weeks after we submitted her new EOI.
We then prepared a comprehensive visa application — gathering all documents, preparing her skills assessment submission, coordinating her health examinations, and preparing the covering submission that clearly articulated why Priya met every criterion for the 190 visa.
The Outcome
Priya's Subclass 190 visa was granted 14 months after she first contacted Global Migrations. She is now a permanent resident of Australia, continues to work in her senior software engineering role, and is on the pathway to Australian citizenship.
Her husband, who had been in India, was included in the visa application and joined her in Melbourne shortly after the grant. They are now building a permanent life together in Australia.